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JOHN S. FOLLANSBEE, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR'TO THE NEW YORKCITY NAIL COMPANY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,219, dated November10, 1885 Application filed September (3, 1883. Renewed May 1, 1885.Serial No. 164,058. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN S. FOLLANSBEE, acitizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, inthe county ofFairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wire-N ail Machines; and I do herebydeclare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same. l

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements inmachines for manufacturing nails from wire, and has for its ob- I jectto simplify the construction of machines of this description and reducethe cost of manufacture; and with these ends in view my inventionconsists in the details of constructlon and combination of elementshereinafter ally designated by the claims.

In order thatthoseskilled in the artto fully and in detail explained,and then specificstand more fully how to make and use my improvement, Iwill proceed to describe the construction and operation of the same,referring 1 by letters to. the accompanying drawings,

forming part of this specification, in which F1gure 1 is a plan view ofmy improvement;

Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3,a

detail view illustrating the cutting and head ing mechanism; Fig. 4, asection taken at the line a: a: of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a detailviewshowingthe manner in which the cutter issecurcd to the plate whichcarries it; Fig. 6, a detail side elevation of the carrier-wheel andpointing-dies and means for operating them. Fig. 7, is a detail Viewillustrating the double-acting cam; Fig. 8, a detail front view showingthe relative position of the pointing-dies and 1 the carrier-wheel; Fig.9, a section through the liney y of Fig. 1; Fig. 10,a section throughthe. line 2 z of Fig. 1; Fig. 11, a detail perspective illustrating theshape of the pointingdies, and Fig. 12 a detail perspective of the bandwhich extends partially around the carrier-wheel.

Similar letters denote like parts inthe several figures of the drawings.

A isthe bed-plate, and B B raised portions at the rear end thereof,forming guideways.

which motion will of course be communicated by the lever E. At. one endof this lever is attached in any ordinary way, or vcast integraltherewith, a downwardly-projecting lug, I, which is adapted to rest uponthe face of the cam G.

J isa traveler, having a rib, K, on its bot tom (see Fig. 9,) adapted toslide within the guideways B. Rigidly secured to this traveler is aspindle, L, over which are placed disks M in such manner as to movefreelyup and down.

I An opening, N, is made through the spindle which my inventionappertains may underto admit the wire between the disks,as will bepresently explained. The other end of the lever E is placed over thespindleimmediately upon the upper disk. The lug I is kept in constantcontact with the side of the cam O by means of a spring, 0, attached tothe lever E and pin 1?. As the shaft D revolves the face of the cam willoperate to raise that end, which I will term the heel 0f the lever,resting on it through the medium of the lug I, thereby depressing theother end and causing the disks M to act as jaws and close upon thewire, so as to hold it fast. The side of the camnow throws the heel ofthe lever backward, there by causing the forward end to swing forward,carrying with it, of course, the traveler and disks, and consequentlythe wire.- The position of the mechanism and parts so far described isnow such as shown at Fig. 1. As

the shaft 1) continues to revolve the cam G will cease to operate thelever E, and the latter will be returnedto its normal position by meansof the spring 0. By this latter movement the disks M will be carriedback over the wire.

Q is a lever pivoted by the pin R, and with its heel end resting againsta cam, S, on the shaft D. T is a screw passed through the forwardextremity of this lever, so as to project downward below the lever. Whenthe wire has been fed forward by the actionof the lever E, the cam Swill raise the heel of the leverQ and cause the forward end to bedepressed, and thereby bring the'screw T down upon the wire, so as tokeep the latter from being carried backward by the friction of the disksduring their return movement. The screw T may be adjusted in and out,therebyvarying' the pressure on the wire, or compensating for any wear.U is an ordinary set-screw passed through a bearing, V, between theguideways B, and by the adjustment of said screw the play of thetraveler J is regulated to determine the amount of wire to be fedat eachforward movement. W is a presser-bar pivoted between the standards X,and having at its heel end an ordinary cam-ball, Y. This ball forms theextremity of the spring-arm Y,-which is bolted or otherwise secured atthe other end to the under side of the presser-bar.

Y is an ordinary adj usting-screw operating against the upper surface ofthe cam-ball, for the purpose of throwing the latter more or-less withinthe field of action of the cam-wheelZ on the shaft D, as will be seen byreference to Figs. 1 and 4:.

A is a clamp-bar bolted at one end to the bed-plate, as seen at Fig. 4,and provided at the other extremity with a downwardly-projecting lug, B,which extends immediately over the path of the wire. The upper forwardportion of the clamping-bar and the lower forward portion of thepresser-bar are pro vided with recesses G, curved in cross-section, andwithin these recesses is placed a .connecting-plate, D; so that it will.be readily .understood that any motion of the presser-bar in a 1vertical plane will be communicated to the; clamp-bar. As the cam Zrevolves it will opf erate the cam-ball Y, and thereby throw the forwardend of the presser-bar downward, which will cause the clamp-bar to beforced against the wire, as shown in Fig. 4.. When the cam Zhas ceasedto act on the presser-;bar, the latter will return to its normalposition by gravity, while the resiliency of the clamp-bar will returnthe latter, and thereby insure the; retention of the connecting-plate.Should a? greater or less pressure be desired, this mayi readily beaccomplished by the adjustment of the screw Y, as will be readily.understood. E F are arms pivoted at G, soas to form a; toggle-joint.The extremity of the arm E lSf pivoted to an adjustable block, H,secured to the bed-plate by a bolt, I, passing throughau elongated slot,J. The arm F is pivoted to a block, K, arranged to slide inguideways-ini the bed-plate in any'ordinary way. I

L is the tool for forming the heads on the nails, and is secured to theblock K, as shown.

-K, arranged on the short shaft L.

Figs. 1 and 2.)

Iterm a plunger-rod, N, so as to form a conection between the arms E F.and said rod, for the purpose presently explained. This plunger isconfined as against lateral play by means of guideways 0, (see Fig. 10,)and is provided with a lug, P, which projects upward through anelongated slot, Q,'in a plate, It, the latter being securely fastened tothe bed-plate.

Theplunger is operated bya cam, S, on the shaft D, as follows: As theshaft revolves the said cam will strike against the plunger, force itvforward, and thereby cause the arms E F to straighten out and drive theheading-tool L against the wire, as will be presently ex-v plained. I

By manipulating the adjusting-screw T a greater or less throw may beimpartedto the heading-tool, as the case may be.

U is a spring bearing against the link M, as shown, andserves to returnthe plunger and arms'to their normal position.

V is a plate arranged to slide within ways W .on the bed-plate. Securedon the plate V, at the forward extremity thereof, are the cutting-tool Xand push-out Y. These are held in position by means of caps Z secured byscrews, as clearly shown at Figs. 3 and 5.

A are setscrews passed through the raised portion B of the plate againstthe cuttingtool and push-out, by means of which the latter may beadjusted to compensate for wear,or for other obvious purposes.

0 is-a projection attached to or cast integral with the plate V,.and isoperated by the cam D. v

E E are raised portions of the bed-plate, having grooves F for the wire.These raised portions also form guideways for the cuttingtool andpush-out, and prevent any unsteadiness or unnecessary wabbling of thesame. When the cam D strikes the projection O, the cutting-tool andpush-out will be forced forward, thereby causing the wire to be severedand be pushed by the cutter and push-out from out the supports E intothe carrierwheel G. The spring H serves to return the plate V to itsnormal position.

I is a cog on the shaft D, and meshes into .acog-wheel, J, journaledwithin-the bedplate. This latter wheel has a beveled gear .on its face,which meshes into a beveled. gear, (See M is a wheel on the shaft L, andhaving on its periphery a short worm or track, N, which o erates thewheel 0 in the ordinary way,

each complete revolution of the wheel M .causing the worm to act on onetooth of the wheel 0, so that the motion of the latter is intermittent.The wheel 0 is attached to the shaft P, which is j ournaled within thestandard Q, bolted to the bed-plate, and secured to the other extremityof this shaft is the carrier-wheel G, whose function and operation willbe presently explained.

Bolted to the bed-plate, or .cast integral therewith, is anuprightpost,R,having therein dovetailed bearings, as clearly shown atFig. 1. Extending laterally from this post is a bearing, S, throughwhich is journaled the shaft T. A rocking motion is imparted to thisshaft by means of a rod, U, attached to a crank-pin, V, on the wheel W,arranged on the shaft D, the other extremity of the rod being similarlyattached to a crank-arm, X, (see Figs. 1, 2, and 6,) the rod U being ofcourse attached to the crankarm X at a point farther from the axis ofthe shaft T than the distance of the pin V from the axis of the shaft D.Within the dovetailed bearing in the post It is a die-box, Y, arrangedto slide freely ina vertical plane,and operated by an eccentric actuatedby the movement of the shaft T. The operation and construction of themechanism for imparting motion to the die-box is so old and well known,being common to nearly every machine-press, that I will not enter intoany description of the same.

Cutting-dies Z Z are secured one within the die-box and the otherimmediately below upon the post R, as clearly shown at Figs. 6 and 8.The shape of the dies is illustrated at Fig. 11; so that it will bereadily understood that when a nail is placed between them the upper diewill force the wire down against the lower die so that the latter willcut through the wire, the upper die meantime performing a similarfunction, the result being that the nail ispointed.

The carrier-wheel G is arranged on the same shaft with the wheel 0, sothat the intermittent motion of the latter will be imparted to the saidcarrier. A band, A, secured to the post R, as shown at Fig. 6, extendsupwardly around the carrier-wheel, close to the periphery thereof, tothe point where the cutter and push-out force the nail within therecesses within the said wheel, (see Fig. 8,) the object of this beingto prevent the nails from falling out during the revolution of the wheeluntil they have been carried around to a suitable position, from whencethey may drop by gravity into any receptacle. When the nails are forcedwithin the carrier, they project laterally therefrom, as seen at Fig. 6.As the carrier revolves the inner or point end of the nail rides up theinclined side of the lower die, Z, and falls into the said die in theproper position so that when the upper die descends the nail may bepointed, as hereinbefore set forth.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: The wire is run throughany ordinary wire-straightener and then guided into the opening Nbetween the disks M. As the shaft D revolves the wire will be fedforward by the action of the lever E. The presser-barW and clamp-bar Aoperate as soon as the lever commences to return to its normal position.When the wire has been clamped by said presser and the clamp, the cam Soperates the plunger N, thereby causing the heading-tool L to strike theend of the wire and form a head thereon. The cam D strikes theprojection G and forces the cutting-tool and push-out forward, "0thereby severing the wire and pushing the severed portion forward intoone of the recesses in the carrier-wheel. The latter revolves step bystep, as hereinbefore described, and carries the nails up into theproper position between the cuttingdies Z, which point the nails, as setforth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The shaft D, carrying cams 0 Z D S and wheel W, in combination withthe feed ing, clamping, cutting, and push-out and heading mechanisms,rod U, and means for pointing the nails, substantially as described.

2. The die-box arranged to slide vertically within supporting-posts, incombination with shaft T, rod U, crank-pin V, and shaft D, substantiallyas set forth.

3. The die-box and pointing-dies, in combio nation with the shaft T, rodU, crank-pin V, shaft D, carrying cams G,S,D,and S, and the feeding,clamping, heading, and cutting mechanisms, substantially as hereinbeforeset forth and described.

4. The carrier-wheel recessed in its periphcry, in combination with thewheel 0, wheel M, having worm N, band A, and pointingdies Z,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 100 presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN S. FOLLANSBEE.

Witnesses:

F. W. SMITH, Jr.,

S. S. WILLIAMSON.

